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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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